Whisky Whiskey 111: Understanding Australian Alcohol Prices

13 August, 2025

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I recently looked at importing a special bottle of Whiskey from the USA to Australia and the final number was so high, I didn’t do it. Also, with multiple listeners asking why Whisky is so expensive in Australia, I decided to do a deep dive and explain why Alcohol costs so much here…and it’s not because the exchange rate.
Duration 9 minutes and 39 seconds

Episode Gold Producers: 'r', Steven Bridle and Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto.
Episode Silver Producers: Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Jared Roman, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring and Ian Gallagher.
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John Chidgey

John Chidgey

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